Combined sash holder and starter



May 14, 1929. R, T, AXE 1,712,480

COMBINED SASH HOLDER AND STARTER Filed April 14, 1927 @y INIT/EMDR. BY

A TiToRNEYs Patented May 14, 1929.

nrrE STATES y 1,712,480 PATENT OFFICE.

HOY T. AXE, OF SYRAOUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORTO THE Ov. M. EDWARDS COMPANY, INC., OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATON OF NEW YORK.

COMBINED SASH HOLDER ANI) STARTER.

Application tiled. April 14, 192'?. Serial No. 183,881.

Vlhis "invention relates to combined sash starters and holders of the type set forth in the application of llldnf'ard F. hail'ee, Si'. llo. 165,513, tiled lfebrriary 2l, .1927, and hasior its object, a particularly snnpleand elhoient arrangement oi the sash starting .member whereby, it is shifted laterally out ot its normal position unless held in its normal posi-` tion by reason oi' its trictional engagement by the Window traine or sill and whereby it 1s returned to its starting position during return movement of the sash holding mechanism. rThe invention consists in the novel features 'and in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set iorth and claimed.

lin describing` this invention, reference 1s had to the accoinpanying1 drawings Ain which liire characters designate corresponding parts i n all the views.7

' liigure l is a iront elevation, partly broken away, of one torni oi" this combined sash holder and starter, the contiguous part ot the Window iframe being also shown.

Figure 2 is an inner tace View' of this coin bined sash holder and starter, the position the szsh starter Woiiild assume when the sash is .lifted oil the sill and when the operating finger lever is actuated being shown in dotted lines.

is a sectional view online 3-3, Figure 1.

lhis couibiin-uilsash starter and holder coniprises generally, a base, sash holding n'lechanisni carried by the base inrluding a movable dement, a sash starting member connected to said olea .t to he moved thereby when said cleuron 1s operated., and inea-ns for .shitting the starting 1in-einher.' laterally 'during the movement thereof including a d o wn ward slrn'ing tending to resist such lateral `nieveuient and to rei urntlre starting meniberto its original position. i

@The sash `zarter and holder also includes nir-ans movable with the holdingmechanism lor positively shitting the starter member to its original posi tion, as the sash holdin@` mec-hanisni returns to its starting position.

l designates the base which may be of any suitable jr'orin, size and construction, it being here shown as a casing or a block formed with a recess 2 openin through its rear face or its iace opposed to the sash, the base being secured to the sash in any suitable inanner as by screws. The sash holding mecha Vlever .8 pivoted Within the nism is spring pressed, that is, it is pressed .into holding position by a spring, and the mechanism here shown includes a movable holding element as a sliding bolt l and an operatingelement, the bolt being suitably guided in the base or casing 1 and having a tooth or teeth 5 projecting out of the recess in position to enact with the raul: or similar device G on the window trame 7.

rlhe operating element is here shown as a casing at 9 and having a short. arm .10 and an angular radial arm l1 at an angle to the short arm 10, these tivo arms l() and ll being in the general forni ot' a bell crank, the arm 11 coaeting With the holding bolt i to operate it against its returning spring '13. This operating lever 8 also has a linger' engaging portion arranged in juX- taposition to a grip or pinch handle 14 rigid with the casing 1. Thearm 1l also serves to positively return th sash starting member to its original position during the returnii'i-g nwvenient of the holding'mechanism to its holding position under the influence of the spring 18.

The sash holder mechanism forms no part of this invention and is of the general type shown in Chaffee Patent No. 1,567,571, De

` ceinber 29, 1925.

15 designates ,thesash starting member, said member being' movable vertically inthe base l along the back Wall of the recess 2 and moves crosswise of thedirection otl movement ont the operating element and the bolt i on a plane parallel to the planes ot movement ot these parts and the starting member is connected to one ol these parts as the operating element.

Yiel'ling or `resilient means is provided for shitting the starting nieinber laterally e2;- cept when its lower end is not held from shitting movement, this yielding means also acting to retnrn'the member 15 to its original position as the sash holding' meehanisni returns to its normal original position or the position in which the bolt 4 is interlocked with the raclt 6. `The starting member' 15 is here shown as pivoted to the arm at 16 of the operating element and normally extends vertically through a slot 17 in the lower side of the base l, the slot being of greater Width than the member in order to permit the lateral nioven'lent thereot about the pivot 16. As here illustrated, the member 15 and the base l are formed with spaced apart shoul lli() ders and one ot these shoulders is yielding and the'shulders vare arranged to come into engagement after the vertical downward movement of the member 15 is started, in order to shift the member 15 laterally unless it is held from lat-eral movement by reason of its engagement with an abutment on the window frame as the abutment 19 on the sill 20.

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention, the member 15 `is formed with a spring arm or shoulder 21 arranged to engagea fixed shoulder 22 as the boss to .which thelever 8 is'pivoted. The shoulder 21 is a flat spring. Thus, during downward movementof` the member 15 when the lever 8 is actuated to withdraw the bolt 4, the shoulder 21 engages theshoulder 22 and becomes tensione'd so that it tends to pull the member 15 laterally about its pivot 16 out of alinement ywith Uthe abutment 19V unless such lateral shiftingis prevented by reason of the enwith the abutment 19. V'Vhen 'the force ap,- plied to the lever v8 is released, this spring reacts and returns the member 15 to vert-ical i po ition although primarily this spring shifts themember 15 out of vertical position while the arm 11 positively returns the member 15 tomvertical position; The parts are so arrangedwthatthe lever 15 extends vertically crosswise ofthe end of the arm 11 and is in the path of movement ofthe arm 11 when said member 15y is out of vertical position Y Vand hence, 4will be positively forced into normal osition by the arm 11, they operator releases iis hold on the finger lever 8.

` In operation, whenv the'sash is down, the operator by moving the handle 8 toward the pinch handle 14 withdraws ithe bolt 4 and lilgevvise moves' the member 15 downwardly and as'it is in line with or yagainst the abutment 19 or comes'` into engagement with the abutment 19 before the arm 21 engages the arm 22, a downward thrust is applied to this member 15 which pries the sash away from the sill. While the sash is being lifted, the member 15 swingslaterally out ol' vertical l position under the influence of the spring armv or shoulder 21. Vhen the operator releases h'is'hold on the handle 8, the parts return to their original position. vThe movementkof this member 15 out ofvertical position during the lifting of the sash is incidental only. During the lowering ofthe sash, the operator pinches thehandle 8 toward the handle 14 in'order 'to withdraw the bolt 4 from the rack 6. Thisf movement alsoshifts the starting member'15 out of alinement with the abutment 19V so that the sash can bc brought down onto the sill or completely closed while the member 1.5 passes to one side of the abutment 19.. Hence, the sash can be fully' closed without interference from the starting member 15. 'Howeven when the sash is completely.closed, and the operator lagement of the lower end of the member 15V releases the handle 8, the parts return to their original position under the influence of the springs 18 and 21, the starting member 15 moves upwardly and laterally from its inclined position over and into alnement with the abutment 19. lt will be understood that usually there. is a combined sash holder and starter on each ot the lower corners ot' the sash.

What I claim is:

1. A sash starter and holder con'iprising a base, sash holding mechanism carried by the base including a movable element, a sash starting member movably connected to said element and movable laterally relatively thereto and also downwardly thereby to pry against the window .trame when said element is operated to withdraw said mechanism and means for shitting the starting member laterally relatively to said element during the downward movement thereof including spring means acting on the starting member to return it to its original position and arranged to be tensioned by the downward movement of the starting member.

2. A sash starter and holder comprising a base, sash holding mechanism carried by the, base including a pivoted element, a sash starling member pivoted to said element and movable downwardly thereby to pry against the window trame when said element is operated to withdraw the sash holding mechanism and yielding means for shifting the start-ing member laterally on iis pivot during the downward movement thereof.

3. A sash starter and holder comprising a base, sash holding mechanism farricd by the base including a movable element, a sash starting member movably connected to said element and movable laterally relatively thereto and also downwardly thereby to pry against the window trame when said element is operated to withdraw said mechanism and means :for shifting the starting member laterally relatively to said element during the downward movement thereof including spring means acting on the starting member to return it to its original position, said shitting means including parts normally spaced apart and arranged to come into engagement during the downward movementof the starting member therein,v torming a lost motion connection arranged to delay the lateral shitting. i

4. A sash starter and holder comprising a base, sash holding mechanism carried by the base including a n'iovable element, a .Cash starting member movably connected to said element and movable laterally relatively thereto and also downwardly thereby to pry against the window trame when said element is operated to withdraw said mechanism and means for shifting the starting member laterally relatively to said element during the downward movement thereof, said means inloo llo

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cluding a spring shoulder and a lixed shoulder, one being carried by the base and the other by said starting member, one shoulder being arranged in the path ot the other.

5. A sash starter and holder comprising a h:` e, sash holding mechanism carried by the base including a movable clement, a sash starting member pivotally connected to said clement and movable downwardly thereby to pry against the window fra-me when said element is operated to withdraw said mechanism and means for shifting the starting member laterally on its pivot during the downward movement thereof, said means including a spriijig shoulder and a lixed shoulder normally spaced apart, one being carried by the base and the other by said starting member, one shoulder being arranged in the path of the other.

(S. A sash starter and holder comprising a base, sash holding mechanism carried by the base including a movable element, a sash starting member' pivotally connected to said element and movable downwardly thereby to pry against the window` frame when said element is operated to withdraw said mechanism and means for shitting the starting member laterally on its pivot during `the dmvnward movement thereof, said shitting means comprising a laterally extending spring shoulder carried by the starting member anda lined shoulder carried by the base, the lined shoulder' being arranged in the path ot' the spring shoulder.

7. A sash starter and holder comprising a base, sash holding mechanism carried by the base including a pivoted element, a sash starting member pivoted to said element and movable downwardly thereby to pry against the window sill when said element is operated to withdraw the sash holding mechanism and yielding means for shitting the starting member laterally on its pivot during the downward movement thereof, said shifting nar-ans comprising a spaced apart shoulder arranged in the path ot a rigid shoulder, one et said shoulders being resilient and one oit said shoulders being carried by the base and the other by the starting member.

tl. A sash starter and holder comprising a base, sash holding mechanism carried by the base and including a movable element, a sa h ff ter member connected to Said element and movable downwardly thereby to pry against an abutment on the window frame' when said element is operated to withdraw the holding mechanism, means for shifting the starter member laterally during the down Yard movement thereof and means controlled by the movement ot' the operating element to move it to its normal position during the return movement ot the operating element and the sash holding mechanism to holding position.

9. A sash starter and holder comprising a base, sash holding mechanism carried by the base including a pivoted element, a sash starter member pivotally connected to said element and movable downwardly thereby to pry against 4the window trame when said element is operated to withdraw the holding mechanism, said element also having an arm and the sash starter member extending transverselv oit the end of said arm, means i'or shitting the starter member laterally on its pivot during the downward movement thereolf and said arm being arranged to move away `from the starting member during the lateral movement thereof and to move into engagement therewith during the return movement oi the operating element and to positively shiftthe starting member on its pivot to its original position.

lO. A sash starter and holder' comprising a base, sash holding mechanism carried by the base including a movable element, and a sash starter member connected to said element to be operated thereby, said member being movable crosswise ot' said element in a plane parallel to the plane ot movement of said element.

ll. A sash starter and holder comprising a base having a recess therein, sash holding mechanism carried by the base including a movable element, a sash starting member movably connected to said element, said mechanism and the sash starting member being` located in the recess and the sash starting member extending crosswise of said mechanism and in a plane parallel to the plane of movement of said elements.

l2. A sash starter and holder comprising a base having a recess then-iin, sash holding mechanism carrieifl by the base including a movable elen'lent, a sash starting member movably connected to .said element, said mechanism and the sash starting member being located in the recess and the sash starting member extending crosswise of said mechanism adjacent the back wall of the recess in a plane parallel to the plane oit movcment of said element.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto `signed my name, at Syracuse, in the County of Onondaga, and in the State of New Yorli, this 13th day olf April, 1927.

ROY T. AXE.

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